FC Loviisa

FC Loviisa
Full name FC Loviisa
Founded 1992
Ground Loviisan keskuskenttä, Loviisa, Finland
Ground Capacity 500
Chairman Finland Niclas Mattsson
Manager Finland Joakim Forsström
Coach Finland Tuomo Kivimäki
Finland Kai Luolavuo
League Vitonen

FC Loviisa is a football club from Loviisa, Finland. The club was formed in 1992 and its home ground is at the Loviisan keskuskenttä which can accommodate 500 spectators.

Background

The club was founded in 1992 following the amalgamation of the Loviisan Tor and Loviisan Riento football sections. Loviisan Tor had the more significant history playing in second tier of the Finnish football system for two seasons in 1939 and 1966 and the third tier for five seasons covering 1974 and the period 1976–79. FC Loviisa played one season in the Kakkonen (Second Division), the third tier, in 1994.[1]

Season to season

Season Level Division Section Administration Position Movements
2002 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2nd Upper Section – 9th
2003 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) West South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 4th Upper Section – 2nd -Play-Offs
2004 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 2nd Upper Section – 4th
2005 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) Promoted
2006 Tier 4 Kolmonen (Third Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 14th Relegated
2007 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 8th
2008 Tier 5 Nelonen (Fourth Division) South-East Finland (SPL Kaakkois-Suomi) 9th Moved to SPL Uusimaa for 2009.
2009 Tier 7 Kutonen (Sixth Division) Section 7 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa) 1st Promoted
2010 Tier 6 Vitonen (Fifth Division) Section 4 Uusimaa District (SPL Uusimaa)

Club Structure

FC Loviisa runs a number of teams including 1 men's teams, 1 ladies team, 7 boys teams and 5 girls teams. The Club organises an annual soccer school (120 children attended in 2009) and the Fortum Cup junior tournament.

The club is also active in futsal.

2010 season

FC Loviisa Men's Team are competing in Section 4 (Lohko 4) of the Vitonen administered by the Uusimaa SPL. This is the sixth highest tier in the Finnish football system. In 2009 the team finished in first place in Section 7 of the Kutonen and were promoted.

Players in 2010

  • Finland 2 Markus Hentunen
  • Finland 5 Joakim Forsström
  • Finland 6 Samir Mountassir
  • Finland 7 Kasimir Hietala
  • Finland 8 Sebastian Sjöholm
  • Finland 9 Kenneth Selenius
  • Finland 10 Christoffer Olander
  • Finland 11 Dan Forsström
  • Russia 13 Mikhail Kirilichev
  • Finland 14 Rainer Tikander
  • Finland 15 Alexander Nybonn
  • Finland 16 Kasper Sjöblom
  
  • Finland 17 Patrik Ingelin
  • Finland 18 Oscar Maukkonen
  • Finland 19 Joni Perttilä
  • Finland 20 Patrik Forsström
  • Finland 22 Henrik Nurminen (C)
  • Finland 23 John Jordas
  • Finland 24 Niki Ståhlström
  • Finland 25 Jens Viksten
  • Finland 29 Tony Viksten
  • Finland 33 Niklas Niiranen
  • Finland 34 Samsideen Jatta

References and sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Finland – Divisional Movements 1930–2009". RSSSF Archives. 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-17.


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